What DIY Home Improvement Projects are on your to-do list? Whether it’s building a deck, trimming trees, updating your garden, building a deck or setting up a fence, now is the perfect time to tackle your home improvement projects. DIY Home Improvement Projects With STIHL Landscaping TOOL STIHL MSA 120 C-BQ: – This lightweight lithium-ion battery…
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How RateSupermarket.ca can help with back-to-school shopping
Are you one of the over 7 million Canadians using RateSuperMarket.ca? It’s a one-stop-destination where you can compare and find the best rate for mortgages, credit cards, bank accounts, savings accounts, GICs, and insurance quotes. But that’s not all…Here is How RateSuperMarket.ca can help with back-to-school shopping. From buying your child’s first backpack to stocking your university-bound…
Tips for Protecting and Preserving Granite and Other Natural Stone
These Tips for Protecting and Preserving Granite and Other Natural Stone will help maintain your kitchen and bath counter tops. I am deep in research mode for a kitchen reno and I’m learning so much about granite, marble, travertine and other natural-stone and quartz surfaces. For one thing, did you know that natural stone isn’t…
How to use Tweetdeck for Twitter Chats and Twitter Parties
How to use Tweetdeck for Twitter Chats and Twitter Parties. Tweetdeck is great for Twitter chats and Twitter parties because it updates in real time. And you can set up columns in seconds to follow a specific hashtag, host, or team. This will make your next Twitter chat or Twitter party easier… How to use Tweetdeck…
DIY Lid Organizers
This DIY Lid Organizers post was inspired by my overwhelming mess of a cupboard thanks to my collection of re-usable containers and their matching lids. Oh those lids. Took me forever to find the right size and shape for a container. No more! This easy dollar store hack organized all my lids in minutes…you will want…
Budget-friendly Tips To Spruce Up Backyards
If you’ve visited your local home and garden store in the last few weeks, you likely noticed that the seasonal aisle is stocked full of BBQs, patio furniture and oh-so-fabulous backyard lounge chairs. Tempting as it is to toss out the old stuff that’s been sitting in your garage all winter – or worse, taking…
Important Calendar Reminders Every Parent Should Have
Important Calendar Reminders Every Parent Should Have…March 12th marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time – the day we welcome a much needed extra hour of sunlight after a long, dark and dreary winter! For many, this extra hour of sun, along with the warming temperatures, means that more time is spent outdoors, making it…
Power Play For The Holidays #PowerImagination
This Power Play For The Holidays #PowerImagination post is close to my heart because I didn’t share something with you last year. Last year, during the week of Christmas, we were one of the many families with a child admitted in a children’s hospital. Each year, thousands of children and their families spend time in Canadian…
Microsoft Hour of Code
If your kids love Minecraft like mine do…then take note of Microsoft Hour of Code. Microsoft is hosting youth coding events across Canada during Computer Science Education Week in support of Hour of Code, a global initiative led by Code.org. These events (in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) are free and super fun. Microsoft Hour of Code Microsoft…
Capital One Canada: What Kind Of Leader Are You?
Capital One Canada: What Kind Of Leader Are You? Recently, I found out I’m a socially conscious leader according to an online Leadership Quiz I took at the Capital One Canada booth at the Enactus World Cup. And I think this is spot on…it’s not only the type of leader I am…but the kind of…
5 Tips For A Holiday Fresh Home
I love the holidays. I don’t love holiday stink. Burnt cookies (I do that). Blah blankets (because they’ve been put away all year). Musty holiday decorations (they’ve been in the basement all year). Read these 5 Tips For A Holiday Fresh Home to get your home guest-ready and smelling like Christmas for the holidays… 5 Tips…
BookJane: On Demand Care
Introducing BookJane: On Demand Care an app matching qualified caregivers for your senior parents or young children. This is caregiving 2.0 that takes your search for a caregiver to a digital platform which is easy. The keywords you want to note here are: mobile, vetted, filtered. About BookJane BookJane is a caregiving app that provides…